Fiona Glenanne quotes from Burn Notice

Sam

That guy is more afraid of Checik than he is of us. We're going to have to squeeze him harder.

Fiona

If by squeeze you mean choke...

Sam

He can't talk if he can't breathe, Fi.

Fiona

He can whisper. I have good hearing.

Fiona

You don't even know this Strickler. What makes you think he has this kind of clout?

Michael

Well that's what I need to figure out. Can we talk about something else?

Fiona

No. We're cooking at my place, I get to choose the topic of conversation. You seriously think he's going to wave his magical spy wand and get you back in?

Michael

It's a little more complicated than that, Fi.

Fiona

Well, in my experience, if something seems too good to be true, it's best to shoot it just in case.

Michael

[speaking to 13-year-old boy, Joey, in Fiona's apartment] You're going to tell us your mom's name at some point. Unless you're planning on living here.

Fiona

I don't recommend it. I can only cook a few things and the air conditioning is iffy.

Fiona

[after having faked being killed in a shootout] Nice fall, Shakespeare.

Sam

Oh, you should talk. You looked like you got hit by an arrow.

Fiona

What are you talking about? A 9 mil at this range?

Fiona

Michael, I know I said I would go along with you on this job, but I don't want you to work with Strickler. Not now, not ever. I can't help you with this.

Michael

It's a two person job. I need you.

Fiona

I've seen the site. You can handle yourself. I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about you. Working with someone like Strickler, it changes you, little by little.

Michael

He's the only one that can get me back in. What do you want me to do?

Fiona

You do what you have to do. I understand. I just can't stay here in Miami and watch. [walks out of the apartment]

Michael

Fi. Fi! Fiona!

Michael

You never told them?!

Fiona

No, Michael. Not even a Glenanne would forgive me for working with an American spy. Everyone at home still thinks you're from Kilkenny.

Michael

[Voiceover] The day that the cell phone call log was invented should be celebrated as a national holiday for spies. Even a cautious cell phone user who uses dialback systems or switches phones often, leaves behind a lot of information you can use.

Fiona

Still going through that thing?

Michael

Strickler used this phone. Chances are he used it to talk to whoever it is that's torching hotel rooms to say hello to me.

Fiona

Have you considered turning this over to Homeland Security? They get paid for this sort of thing, you know.

Michael

For all I know he could be working for Homeland Security.

Fiona

What are you worried about? So your mom becomes friends with the county records lady. So what?

Michael

You just never know how things are going to go! She's an asset. Things can get very complicated.

Fiona

I was an asset of yours once.

Michael

And things got complicated and people got hurt.

Fiona

True. In my experience, people get hurt and things get complicated no matter what you do.

Fiona

I'm working on a listening device for your meeting with Ryan later. Would you care to join me?

Michael

I would love to.

Fiona

You know, after the other day I never did get the chance to say— well, not that I have any doubt in my mind that I would have saved myself eventually, and I still think that your tactical approach was a little iffy, but you and Sam, you did come back for me. You gave up a lot to come back for me, whether I needed it or not.

Michael

You're welcome, Fi.

Fiona

Watch it. You're getting solder on my transmitter.

Fiona

Those are some grade A sons of bitches in there. [looks through the glove compartment] Where's your gun, Sam?

Sam

I moved it, Fi, for your own good. Look, if it'll make you feel any better, I think your trick with the bug gave us something we can use.

Fiona

Yeah, if we can use it to bludgeon Lynch to death I'll feel much better.

Sam

One step at a time, Fi.

Fiona

You know, some guys take girls to the beach, concerts, farmers' markets. Ugly Polish military intelligence offices, not so much.

Michael

Believe me, I'd rather be at a farmers' market than bribing a bureaucrat to tell me what's on a spy plane.

Fiona

I have an idea. [Michael nods for her to continue] Instead of working with Gilroy the psychopath, instead of sneaking around to try and figure out what he wants to steal from the plane, shoot him and be done with it!

Michael

I considered it.

I think you'll recognize this, it's your file from Interpol. Tell me something, why does a nice Catholic girl with no apparent interest in politics, no history of violence, decide to join the IRA and blow up cars all over Belfast?

Fiona

We didn't have girls soccer?

Michael

[answers the phone] Fi.

Fiona

Lucky you, Michael. You're sitting on the money. Nick has a floor safe under the carpet in the conference room. Just crack open that puppy and come on out with your hands up.

Michael

It won't be that easy, Fi. Sam and I are on the hook as accomplices now.

Fiona

Seriously, Michael? You have to stop doing favors for Sam. Have you requested a getaway vehicle?

Michael

It's on the way.

Fiona

Well, you're going to need a diversion, and judging from the police turnout it's going to have to be a big one.

Michael

Fi, if there ever was a time to pull out all the stops, this is it.

Fiona

Michael, I never thought I'd hear you say those words. [hangs up and opens her trunk, speaking to the con-artist tied up in it] Move over. You're lying on my C4.

Michael

Good news. I think Kendra just found us. Grey sedan right behind you.

Fiona

Do you think she's been sitting on this place?

Michael

She probably figured we'd have to bring the tape drive at some point. Which we did! Still think this is a dead end?

Fiona

It is if she kills us.

Michael

He seemed to really like us.

Jesse

Hey, the guy is standing up for his community. It's pretty inspiring.

Michael

There's a fine line between inspiring and suicidal.

Fiona

I say hit these dealers hard. Send them a message.

Michael

Guys, we don't even know who we're dealing with. Let's figure out who these guys are working with and --

Fiona

Fine. Just promise there will be some hitting involved at some point.